27/03/2021
P**ket waives the quarantine requirement for foreign visitors from July onwards!
In July, P**ket will be the first province to waive the quarantine requirement for foreign visitors who have been vaccinated, as part of the government's plan to reopen the country.
Minister of Tourism and Sport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn on Friday said the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, approved a three-stage roadmap to reopen six major tourism provinces -- P**ket, Krabi, Phangnga, Surat Thani (Koh Samui), Chon Buri (Pattaya) and Chiang Mai -- to vaccinated foreign visitors.
From July to September, vaccinated tourists can visit P**ket without having to undergo quarantine under the so-called "P**ket Tourism Sandbox" program, which is touted as a model for the reopening of the kingdom's tourism industry, Mr Phiphat said.
Despite the quarantine waiver, the travel activities of tourists will be restricted to "sealed routes" on P**ket for seven days before they are allowed to visit other locations, he said. Tourists are still required to use contact tracing apps, Mr Phiphat added.
He said that between October and December, P**ket's sandbox model will be applied to five other tourism provinces. A full reopening of the country is expected to take place in January, Mr Phiphat said.
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https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2090307/phuket-to-rekindle-tourism
Foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to visit six tourism provinces beginning next month.
